1976 Ibanez Les Paul

[Sleezy E]

So, this popped up for sale locally and it's giving me the feels.

Anyone know anything about them? It's the "lawsuit" lp with a bolt on neck. Dude is asking 700

 

[FuzzyAce]

Never played the lawsuit versions, but my '77 Artist is a LP killer. $700 sounds like a great deal, especially if there are no apparent issues.

 

[Eagle]

Unless you are a collector pass.

 

[Eagle]

Never played the lawsuit versions, but my '77 Artist is a LP killer. $700 sounds like a great deal, especially if there are no apparent issues.

Your's is way better than that will be. The bolt on Less Paul is really just that.

 

[Sleezy E]

Lol @ less paul

 

[Achilles]

Bolt on Les Paul?

 

[FuzzyAce]

Your's is way better than that will be. The bolt on Less Paul is really just that.

Ah, for some reason I thought they were set necks. I'd pass on it then lol.

 

[PLX]

The pickups alone, are worth it.

 

[Texsunburst59]

Bolt-On = Pass

 

[jazzarian]

So, this popped up for sale locally and it's giving me the feels.

Anyone know anything about them? It's the "lawsuit" lp with a bolt on neck. Dude is asking 700

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[jazzarian]

If you like imports, sometimes you can find a Chinese bling "Hamer" like this for $500 to $600. I did. With some decent pickups it compares quite nicely to my 2 custom shop Les Pauls.

Some of the lawsuit Ibanez guitars were good, like their ES-175 knockoff.

You'd be better served with a modern day Fujigen. Check them out on Reverb.

 

[Sleezy E]

I had a buddy working for a Hamer dealer back in the late nineties and he kept bugging me to buy one cause he could get it to me at cost... I had my heart set on a Les Paul.

Young and dumb as they say....

 

[PLX]

I had a buddy working for a Hamer dealer back in the late nineties and he kept bugging me to buy one cause he could get it to me at cost... I had my heart set on a Les Paul.

Young and dumb as they say....

Those fuckers are heavy.

 

[Sleezy E]

Those fuckers are heavy.

Yup. These were good 'ol made in the U S A

I'm such a dumbass...

the LP in the OP is down to 660 btw... He wouldn't take my $600 offer

 

[PLX]

Yup. These were good 'ol made in the U S A

I'm such a dumbass...

the LP in the OP is down to 660 btw... He wouldn't take my $600 offer

I hated every Hamer I ever played, because of the weight.

 

[Sleezy E]

I hated every Hamer I ever played, because of the weight.

I ended up buying a 1995 Lp standard for 3x the price I could've got the hamer.... weighs about the same, lol.

 

[jazzarian]

Those fuckers are heavy.

Light as a feather. Sorry.

 

[jazzarian]

I had a buddy working for a Hamer dealer back in the late nineties and he kept bugging me to buy one cause he could get it to me at cost... I had my heart set on a Les Paul.

Young and dumb as they say....

I've got a CS9 and R9, both in dirty lemon, and there's quite a few Hamer Studios I'd take over them.

 

[jazzarian]

Yup. These were good 'ol made in the U S A

I'm such a dumbass...

the LP in the OP is down to 660 btw... He wouldn't take my $600 offer

Nope, not heavy. Lighter than most Les Pauls. Where oh where do you shop for misinformation? Seriously out to lunch there. Take it from someone who actually owns Les Pauls and Hamers. I have 3 Les Pauls, 2 are custom shop, the 3d a double cutaway 24 fret.

 

[Eagle]

You don’t need to go far back before the weight wasn’t considered important to manufacturers and the weights of the same model can vary enormously.